Daily Republican., 1887-09-20
THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE.
Yesterday Afserao0n's ProoeedinSs In
Oourt-One Oase Triod-M0re Policy
Men Indicted.

Yesterday Afseraoon's ProoeedinSs in
oourt-one oase Triod-More Policy
Mon Indicted.
Court resumed proceed In gs ut o'clock
yesterday afternoon, with the Chief
Justice and Judge Paynter on the
bench. The names of the grand Jurors
were called and they retired to their
room. The Attorney General said that
he was ready In the cafe Of John W.
Sorden, colored, indicted for carry ing Q
coD cealed deadly weapon. and Q Jury
Was drawn. The State was represented
by Willard II. Porter, Esq but the de
fendant had no counsel.
George Smith, colored, was sworn
and testified that he resides in this city.
and Is acquainted with the defendant
On March 20, he was playing cards
with him ut Water and Shipley streets,
when dispute arose bet ween them, the
prisoner claiming that he had won o
dollar from the witness, when In fact
he only owed him 40 cents. The wit
ness grabbed up dollar from the table
when the prisoner drew . pistol from
his hip pocket and threatened to shoot
him.
The prisoner undertook to crosc-ex
anime the witness, but instead Of doing
that admitted that they were play ing
cards all night. and that they hsc
quarreled about money.
VIM. Trusty, oolored, was sworn and
testified to the fact Of the quarrel, bu,
said that be did not see him draw re
volver. The prisoner put bis hand to
his hip pocket, bat the witness did moi
see him have q pietol. He however
saw . pistol after he went away, which
he had left with the man who had the
room.
The case was submitted to the Jury
without argument, and they rendered q
verdict Of not guilty without leaving
the box.
The name Of James Barkley was
called three times, and as he did not
answer the Attorney General stated to
the Court that he had been presen, as a
witness before the grand jury in the
morning, and asked that an attachment
be issued for him.
William 7. Lyman, E'q. asked thst
. commission be appointed to lay out 6
road In BrandywiDe Hunt red, 10 begin
at Mrs. Lydia Jefferis' farm on the
Philadelphia pike and extend to OF
near the Riverview extension OF the P.
w q d. 6AllEo8us
At 4.55 O'Clock the grand Jury came
In and reported on q number Of bills,
after which they were discharged until
10 O'Clock this morning.
The general Jurors were discharged
until the same time.
Tho grand jury, In addition to the
true bills presented at the morning ses-
sion, also returned the folio wing: Mar.
Raret Foy, William Il. viney, John T.
Comegys and GsoIge Bsokley, jointly;
Joseph w. MoCaulley and John A.
Parker, and Thomas White.
The following are those who have
been indicted: John Thompson, George
W. jackson, Jesse f. Watson and John
W. Price, with each OF whom Stroud
and File are indicted jointly, making
four indictments against the hackers;
John T. Comegys and George Beckley,
two bills; Joseph McCau!ley, two bills;
William Weeks. Charles +. Layton,
John K. Clark, Andrew r. Barr, Mar
garet FOy, William 81. Viney, John a.
Parker and Thomas White.
About sixty true bills have beer
found against the part es, and IT. is said
that they are willing. TO plead guilty
and submit to whatever Gne the cour
may choose to impose II they are as
sured that they will escape imprison
ment, but 1t is scarcely probable thai
any concessions will be made them.
The evidence for the State Is very full
and conclusive, while 1t is stated the
defendants have no defense whatever.
few minutes before 6 O'Clock court
adjourned until 10 O'Clock this morn
Ing.